tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47828421636981879812024-02-07T19:38:57.358-08:00College Credit for LessDesmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-91527791471845300162013-10-25T10:09:00.003-07:002013-10-25T10:36:40.682-07:00Comprehensive Guide to Online EducationFor a comprehensive guide to Online Education make sure you check out my friend's article located here : <br />
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It is a long article but certainly worth taking the time to gather the information together.<br />
<a href="http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/best-dang-darned-comprehensive-guide-going-school-online/">Online Guide</a><br />
Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-54725015043595574392013-02-16T14:56:00.000-08:002013-02-16T14:56:22.851-08:00The arrival of the Europeans<h2>
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The arrival of the Europeans is covered on ITunes US History I course <br />
by Carla Falkner This is a good iTunes resource with slides that can be watched on your computer It is 14 minutes long. <br />
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Group - Columbus 2213 ch 1 - Northeast Mississippi Community College > HIS 2213 - US History I - US History 1 > Columbus 2213 ch 1<br />
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Follow this by iTunes Parkland College Course the settlement of Jamestown<br />
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02 The Settlement of Jamestown 32:10 6/10/2010 Parkland College Parkland College Course - Group - 02 The Settlement of Jamestown - Parkland College > HIS 104: History of U.S. to 1877 > 02 The Settlement of Jamestown<br />
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<br />Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-75922204951824474152013-02-16T09:18:00.000-08:002013-02-16T09:18:21.602-08:0011 year old gets college credit using CLEP<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ewdkni96vcM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-22863025524927537872013-02-09T10:34:00.001-08:002013-02-09T10:34:14.462-08:00New World and encounters in video<div style="text-align: center;">
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History by nature is story telling, So far we've looked at texts dealing with native Americans arrival and dispersion across the land, We haven't really covered the landing of European explorers just yet but we should address in an enteraining video how Europeans arrived here:<br />
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Video one is New World encounters <a href="http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog01/transcript/index.html">http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog01/transcript/index.html</a><br />
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Video Two is mapping initial encounters<br />
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We'll then revisit some of the text book over the next few days.Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-48212493969338922282013-02-07T17:28:00.002-08:002013-02-07T17:28:59.049-08:00Tendonitos or Kindle itos?<div align="center">
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<span style="color: black;">Indeed the title of this post is more a description of my current state, As some of you know I enjoy technology that was state of the art around 1979, other items like Kindle and Nook aren't something I felt good about as I much prefer to have a book in my hand and mark pages. However when something is for nothing then it alters my perception. This is College Credit for less after all! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">My doctor informs me that I have Tendonitos and need to rest my said limb to allow the rotar cuff to repair. So no more heavy books while reading. Just as well the first book I've got to look at is free and without pages it is a PDF document that was issued by the American government to educate us about our history.</span></div>
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Objective: To Understand generally percieved origins of peoples arriving in America from the earlist times along with native american culture the earliest arrival of Europeans, exploration, land claims , first English settlements, issues surrounding viability, differences between the colonies.</div>
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Further consideration or Questions that need to be answered as the come up in the exam regularly, there seems to be three different U.S History 1 exams within the CLEP system. No I won't tell you which questions you are going to get but generally certain issues come up again and again.</div>
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What location is it thought that the first peoples to arrive in America migrated through? </div>
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Can you name the strait? (Bering Sea land bridge known as Beringia)</div>
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What year did native peoples begin harvesting and storing corn squash and beans (8.000BC)</div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">The aims of this blog are not to dismiss a young earth or the idea of creationism which some people teach. These views appear to be a biblical worldview which I personally believe. However this is a test preparation page for a secular test in which certain idea's are graded for a score for secular college credit. Therefore what we believe the bible teaches and what the government want as a standard answer are two different things. You are allowed to believe that the earth is 6,000 years old or of uncertain young age but remember that a secular exam is not going to give you a correct score for answering a question with an answer which the College Board deems incorrect. </span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: black;">What people group first lived in settlement in Arizona and built ball courts and Pyramid-like mounds and practised irrigation?( Hohokam 1st C A.D)</span></div>
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Who are the Adenans and what did they build what year did they live? Who displaced them?</div>
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When the Hopewellians disappeared , and the Temple mound culture arose what city had special mounds built there and practised human sacrifices and slavery?</div>
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Who built stone and adobe and stone Pueblos including a famous cliff palace of 200 rooms in Colorado . (Anasazi of Mesa Verde)</div>
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The Pueblo Bonito had 800 rooms in which NM river canyon?</div>
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With the arrival of the European's what was the estimated population of Native Americans on the Continent (between 2-18 million)</div>
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What did the Europeans bring with them that killed millions of native americans after their first encounters? (smallpox and other diseases)</div>
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What kind of writing did the native Americans produce?</div>
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How was history passed down from generation to generation?</div>
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Irish Legend has it that Saint Brendan sailed to the America's around the same time as certain others first recorded encountered the 'vinelands' which we now know as North America who were they and where did the travel from?</div>
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The latest exam takers responses seem to indicate that for pre-colonial America this video is worth watching a few times. click on the VOD icon within the text and a pop-up player will show you an introductory history of the early United States most names that appear in this video frequently appear in the CLEP History 1 exam so its worth getting used to some of the info in a different way. The presentation is about twenty six minutes long but enjoyable all the same.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you’re like me, your grasp on American History comes from PBS and watching documentaries online, so getting a clear focus on the two CLEP exams we’ll be doing and the higher level DSST Civil War and Reconstruction from an overview is achieved via daily history outputs by the US Library of Congress and The History Channel. The Library of Congress runs a </span><a href="http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html"><span style="color: #3366cc; font-family: Arial;">Today in History</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> page with detailed reading and links.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Digesting small amounts of history on a daily basis can build up your knowledge bit by bit. To gain credit you’ll have to focus on the curriculum and be ready to answer the questions in the exam. Approaching American History really requires an overview and the first stop on gaining an overview is Kahn Academy which contains a series of lectures that give an overview of American History in a number of minutes with diagrams included.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/#history"><span style="color: #3366cc; font-family: Arial;">The Kahn Academy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> This link will take you to the page need and there are three basic overviews needed to cover the whole of American history starting with:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/v/us-history-overview-1--jamestown-to-the-civil-war"><span style="color: #3366cc; font-family: Arial;">US History Overview 1: Jamestown to the Civil War</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This overview provided by the Kahn Academy covers both US History I and US History II, but it provides an overview worth getting to know as it will become foundational in the development of broadening your knowledge. It also covers the Reconstruction period that is part of the Civil War and Reconstruction DSST exam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Once you have completed the overview, you’ll have a decent grasp of the great section of American history that these courses cover.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my next post, I'll cover a bit more of the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">US History I </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CLEP and how I'm breaking it down into digestible potions so that I'll succeed in the process of earning College Credit for Less than it would cost at my local community college.</span>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-34885817998650635642012-06-14T06:29:00.001-07:002012-07-01T20:44:19.201-07:00College Credit Exams and the Learned Leprechaun<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s four AM and I haven’t slept a wink! That means it’s typical Leprechaun hunting time - just as the sun is about to breach the horizon. My grandfather, Lord rest him, used to tell stories of the “little people” and the ways they’d trap ye in a field just around sunrise. For all his stories he never did turn up a pot of Gold. As far as I can discern, the only way to make any gold at all is by securing a college degree. The objective is noble and my strategy is fairly clear in that I’m going to earn College Credit for Less by doing my own self study and taking CLEP® exams, plus other types of exams that I’ll write about later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The “little people” were renowned for their vast knowledge which I presume has something to do with living for thousands of years! It won’t take you that long to get your degree by doing tests, but you’ll certainly save yourself a crock of gold in the process. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Why I chose History! Because I like it and it holds my interest. Also, most kids in the United States have a grasp of their own nation’s history so I will be able to assist more of them earn College Credit for Less by focusing on a subject that they are familiar with. I also wanted to allow foreign students who have emigrated to the United States (like myself) plumb the depths of the heritage that is theirs by choosing to be American.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So as with any Learned Leprechaun worth his weight, I’ll start with three wishes but won’t grant you a fourth! Seriously though, for the benefit of those who don’t know anything about American History I’ll start at the beginning by taking an overview and then move on to detailed step-by-step breakdown of the syllabus that I propose so that in about six to eight weeks we’ll be prepared to take the first of the tests. Since I’ve already given you a good breakdown of gaining credits, I’ll start with a short plan that gives you links to sources of free information including video so tomorrow we’ll begin getting technical and dealing with the information proper. Also, don’t forget my friends at InstantCert have a flashcard system that will assist you in solidifying this knowledge in preparation for the examination. If ten people sign up I get to have some Pizza money. In the meantime I’m on a diet! If you read this blog and find it helpful please leave a comment or tell someone else about it so they can benefit too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-3206990286825640802012-06-12T05:19:00.000-07:002012-06-12T21:04:35.436-07:00Join the Navy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBSX7SMsH8qt1FeD5OPVQt8SXxY-JeUwLXHd2tozvrFDV6mhjB_UD-JdurmGul85cYDWwU9wFtrBSATsMsyMXiaPlSEO12T6ovxJ6tWvOo8S5atDVQYeIweXTL57srY2hX-oJ4HJCT14/s1600/Navy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBSX7SMsH8qt1FeD5OPVQt8SXxY-JeUwLXHd2tozvrFDV6mhjB_UD-JdurmGul85cYDWwU9wFtrBSATsMsyMXiaPlSEO12T6ovxJ6tWvOo8S5atDVQYeIweXTL57srY2hX-oJ4HJCT14/s320/Navy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I like ships. The bigger the better, because I left my sea legs at the bottom of the ocean once I put on weight. And big ships don’t plunge into the abyss as much as little ones do. I’ve been at sea in the throes of a heavy gale, and I’ve been in the throbbing engine room at port. Oddly enough, I was sea-sick at port and not at sea. Sometimes trying to navigate your way through the fog of examination testing can seem disorienting. Have you ever been in a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“pea-souper”</i> and been unable to see seven feet in front of you, and the only sound is lapping water against the hull?<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The idea of going into the unknown is sometimes terrifying, but having a chart and the moaning fog-horn can make a sailor's life easier to make it back to land. There's a similarity with examination-based testing like the CLEP.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">®</span><br />
It’s the fear of the unknown that means lots of people safely stay on land and pay full tuition to gain those credits, but doing it this way costs <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">around $150 for up to three credits and saves you almost $800 </b>on many of those required courses<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12 Credits for a test! You can’t be serious… I most certainly am. These three tests can gain you between 3 and 12 credits for a passing score.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Languages. I grew up trying to learn three languages - Irish, English and French. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much later I tried my hand at German, so I can manage to buy a beer and a meal in four languages,<br />
but that’s not what I’m <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“talking"</i> about here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Language proficiency is what<br />
counts, and the CLEP examination has three languages available that can gain you up to 12 credits.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
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Levels 1 and 2 usually result in a 3-6 credit allowance, depending on your college.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
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Levels 1 and 2 usually result in a 3-6 credit allowance, depending on your college.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
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Levels 1 and 2 usually result in a 3-6 credit allowance, depending on your college.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Choosing your college based upon the number of credits they will accept this way may save you thousands of dollars. I don’t provide advice on languages or language schools particularly, although those who’ve been in the military language schools can gain college credit for that training, which will save them cash in the future. If you are a native Spanish speaker and can read and write it too, then you’ll be well on your way to gaining at least six credits. If that’s you, contact me and I’ll let you know how that works. My personal e-mail will be in my book, and there will be a link to it somewhere on the blog here. It will cost less than $5 because I want you to save yourself money<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some other colleges allow you to take tests in other languages and will accept them as credit, but since I’m currently talking about CLEP<br />
testing, that’s for another post.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
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They’re good guys. Just make sure you let them know I sent you, and I’ll be able to get pizza again in a few weeks. Visit them at <a href="http://www.interneka.com/affiliate/AIDLink.php?AID=43101" target="_blank">InstantCert</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br />
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Disraeli certainly experienced his fair share of discrimination as a Jewish
convert to Christianity. He was neither Christian enough for some nor Jewish
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something of value almost always requires effort. My mother used to say, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Money doesn’t grow on trees.” </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even in Ireland where leprechauns roam on
roaring drunken nights, it’s always been obvious to me that I’ve never seen a
money tree. Although I walked the golden streets of Washington D.C., I've never
seen one there either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom’s idiom was
about how I was spending money and the value of effort that reaps a return.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">This year I
had the chance to take some economics classes on the East Coast of Ireland, and
I discovered that in economics one of the factors of production is labor,
which is the item that people sell to business in return for wages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Increasing my value to business means that I
can offer business my services while reaping wages in return. </span><br />
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College Level Examination Program is worth the effort. By studying yourself and
using the <a href="http://www.interneka.com/affiliate/AIDLink.php?AID=43101"> InstantCert Flashcard System</a> when you pass the test <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">you can gain college credit for less, saving
yourself at least $800 on a three credit class</b> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The CLEP® Test<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Most people
who do the test today do so by computer, unless they are on an outpost in
Afghanistan serving in the Armed Services, where they may find themselves doing a
pencil and paper exam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The exam is a set
of multiple choice questions, usually about 70-120 questions, that you are asked on a
computer screen. The question tries to prove your ability in the subject
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A passing score is 50, for which some
colleges award a pass in that class, but if you score higher they may give you
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Multiple
people using the <a href="http://www.interneka.com/affiliate/AIDLink.php?AID=43101"> InstantCert system</a> and some other resources (I’ll point
you in the right direction to gain those too!) can pass the test the first time
using just their system, in about six weeks. Some will need extra help, which
is where my sources of information will come in handy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reward that over 2,500 colleges will
award you credit for proven knowledge via these tests is amazing. So, you can
gain the information from me and practice your knowledge on InstantCert and be
walking out of a test center in six weeks with three credits under your belt.
This amazing reward will cost you less than $150, including your celebratory ice cream! Well, by the time you're done, you won't be able to carry
your credits out the door - you'll need a forklift! You'll also need somewhere to send your
transcripts, but we’ll get to that in a further post.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">70 questions
in 90 minutes (sometimes a few more and sometimes a few less)...
we’ll deal with that exam by exam as we work our way through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since this is a blog, it would be nice to see
you subscribe or pass a comment - that way we know that you’re out there! The
social sciences and history test has 120 questions to be answered in 90 minutes
but gives six credits if you pass! Certainly worth the effort!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are part of the military or Armed
Services, these tests are free - a great bonus for those who serve the United
States in that capacity. Not only that, but if your close relative belongs,
then you could avail of free resources to assist you in doing your exam. I’ll
have more on that soon I promise… Twelve months of research pulls up a lot of
information on what you can get and how you can get it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Tomorrow I’ll
talk about the tests that can gain you up to 12 credits in a single sitting.
More on that in 24 hours. Now it is time for a cuppa tea! Some old habits die
hard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-37053942963531052612012-06-06T06:04:00.000-07:002012-06-07T05:22:44.194-07:00The Meat and the Gravy of College Credit for Less<div style="text-align: center;">
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Simply put, gaining college credit for what you already know seems a great idea. Since over 2,500 colleges allow you to do this, then it is certainly worth considering: a method of gaining credit for stuff you can learn at home before you go to college, or if you are like me, have some college under your belt but need more credits in order to get the degree.<br />
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Since 1900, the College Board has assisted students entering college through testing. They have instituted a service that allows students to take tests in particular subjects and then gain credit or skip the class at over 2,500 colleges. The College Level Examination Program, also known as CLEP®, (which are registered trademarks of the College Board) allows students, for a fee (currently $77), to take a test at a designated center. Over 1,500 testing centers exist in the United States and military installations across the globe. These centers charge a small fee, usually $20, to administer the test.<br />
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The College Board has a site, which in my opinion is very difficult to navigate, to find the information about tests and what you need to know. They publish a book that costs around $25 but the information I have here will cost you nothing initially and if you do buy my book (It’s being written once I’m not typing on this blog), it won’t cost more than $5 because <strong>I want you to join me in reducing your collegecosts by up to 25%, </strong>depending on which college you go to.<br />
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My personal goal is to <strong>gain my degree for less than $7,000</strong>. We'll see what happens and I’ll keep you posted as we go along.<br />
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If you find yourself with a broad knowledge of the world and set yourself up for a test, it’s possible to get 3 credits for scoring 50 marks on the test. One Airman I know gained 30 credits this way without studying! (Go USAF!) Well he’s unusual. There’s no way I could do that, so I’m putting together study guides for myself. <strong>I plan, step by step, to get this degree for under $7,000.</strong><br />
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I also want to recommend a service that most people use for four weeks before each exam to ensure they have the depth of knowledge they need. It costs $20 per month, which means that it’s possible to do your study and gain college credit for about $150. That includes $77 for the College Board, $20 for the testing center, $5 or less for my book, and the rest for a textbook or two either used or via a service I’m negotiating with at the moment.<br />
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<strong>That means $150 for at least 3 credits and a savings of almost $800</strong> by you doing the work yourself. In the first option I’ll be providing in my book, multiple links and study tips allow you gain the information for free or at least for less than $5. That along with a subscription to my friends at
<a href="http://www.interneka.com/affiliate/AIDLink.php?AID=43101"> InstantCert page</a> for around $20 per month. (Yes, they pay me occasionally! That’s how I keep my Domino’s Pizza place busy.... I wish!)<br />
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You'll see their link on the blog page at some point. It is also possible to do everything yourself as I’m doing but it does take a large amount of research, which is what I’ve been doing the last twelve months. So put your effort in getting those credits rolling in with some free advice from myself and <a href="http://www.interneka.com/affiliate/AIDLink.php?AID=43101"> InstantCert </a>. Tomorrow I’ll explain how the test works, what score you’ll need to pass, and how some colleges will award credit.Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-91524428359538569872012-06-05T03:41:00.000-07:002012-06-12T21:38:51.183-07:00Your Ben Franklins and College Debt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryYCv5sJqyzRaF-V3lRVRNxe50mXseNDVHoBzSn0UXL8PTm2VJTEr0zPpVbFzh1paKa3bJWtnDYHVo9ZMd21-7E0b_stGaKsZsyeMNffK8P_S4NJFADMZ2z2f3wWxe5Ec3W6pexcvDY0/s1600/ben_franklin1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryYCv5sJqyzRaF-V3lRVRNxe50mXseNDVHoBzSn0UXL8PTm2VJTEr0zPpVbFzh1paKa3bJWtnDYHVo9ZMd21-7E0b_stGaKsZsyeMNffK8P_S4NJFADMZ2z2f3wWxe5Ec3W6pexcvDY0/s1600/ben_franklin1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each time I see a hundred dollar bill, (I wish I saw more of them!) I’m reminded of the many exhortations of Ben Franklin. It's quotes like these and infamous others in his work, Ways to Wealth, that spur me on to work towards getting my education without debt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Shakespeare’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hamlet </i>the exhortation “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Neither a borrower or a lender be”</i> I’d very much like to be a lender, (Not much chance of the Bank of Desmond) but I’ve endured the pain of being a borrower too many times to motivate me to earn College Credit for Less and so not need to borrow to invest in myself. And so I understand The Great Bard’s wisdom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Choosing a college is one of the most important things you’ll do. Everyone’s reasons are similar and yet different. Everyone wants to get an education, but that’s only part of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s the idea of growing up, being an adult, (I’m 37 and I’m just grasping that now!) There's belonging to a fraternity, or screaming till you're hoarse as your College Team makes the qualifying touchdown. It's the friends you’ll make and the networking contacts you hope you’ll maintain for the rest of your life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The college experience is something you have to be there to attain.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The reality is that colleges cost cash. There are numerous ways to get that cash - from hardworking parents, to waiting tables at your local Burgers R Us outlet, to gaining scholarships and availing of government grants. Eventually we’ll take a look at raising funds so that you can earn College Credit for Less.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most colleges have a program set up by the government which will allow you to gain credit for information that you already know (if you don’t already know it, I’ll teach you how to gain that knowledge) Over 2500 Colleges in the United States award credit this way, yet very, very few people know about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider for a moment what a credit hour costs at the college you’d like to attend. Here are two examples<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Northern Illinois University $315 per credit hour (in State) <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">State University of New York $302 per credit hour (SUNY Campus’ rock)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most colleges require you to have around 120 credit hours to graduate. That's about $40,000 give or take, plus you then need some books, a laptop, and room and board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most current college books cost about $120 each and seems like you’ll need one for each class. That's another $4,000 in books alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet using this system that exists in most colleges, you can gain the three credits for the class for about $150. That’s a saving of over $870. The thing is that you need to do the work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the right planning, you could gain up to 40 (yes, 40!) credits with an outlay of $150 per three credit class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This isn’t advertised heavily in most colleges, as the college will lose about $8,000 once you discover this and put it into action. Yet they will provide you with the information very easily once asked for. Some colleges won’t give you credit for this knowledge but will let you take other courses of interest instead. This broadens the mind but doesn’t help your future debt burden so check out which colleges do what.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-945511294368209692012-06-04T04:42:00.000-07:002012-06-12T21:27:01.547-07:00Why Slavery isn't an Option<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt said,<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Any Government, like any family, can for a year spend a little more than it earns. But you and I know that a continuance of that habit means the poorhouse.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m proud to be an American. I’m also immensely proud of the nation of my birth. You may often hear me quip, “Irish by birth, American by choice!” In my adopted nation’s history, slavery had provided economic growth to the states of the South in their push to produce the world's cotton in the years before the Civil War. This is well known<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>and the War to End Slavery cost the lives of more Americans than any other conflict. Yet in our nation today a slimy, sinister slavery exists that chains its victims to years of low interest loans that even bankruptcy won’t allow you to escape from!<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m interested in making money, (you'll eventually find a link to my book somewhere on this blog) yet the motivations of others who want to enslave your future in the form of student loans want to gather their interest from your bank accounts for many years to come has potentially devastating effects on your future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’d like to give away your money that’s up to you, but I’d rather have it to use for something better. Even if that’s going down to Domino’s and getting myself a pizza! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not advocating a Ramen Noodles Lifestyle here but there are ways, legal and often unknown ways, to cut a quarter of the cost of your education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, you do need that degree and this journey began for me by chance. (Although I don’t think chance had much part in it.) I clicked on a webpage almost a year ago, and then clicked a link similar to one or two you’ll see on my page from time to time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took me to a site that told me how I could get my degree for about $15,000 instead of the $40,000 that most people expect to pay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This sounded too good to be true although it actually is true. This company/ministry makes a profit charging those who sign up a fee per year to act as an intermediary between their students and colleges who accept their service.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They also counsel you or your child and pray for them as they go through their degree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not interested in what you believe or why, although if we do chat it might come up in conversation because I do have faith and practice it as best I can, but I’m not interested in paying someone for a service that gives me counsel and prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say my own prayers daily and I’d be glad to pray for you if you’d ask me to, but I wouldn’t, on principle, chat to you and pray for you while getting paid by you. That seems a little strange to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously I put my pennies in the collection plate on Sundays and if I attend synagogue, which I’ve been known to do, I may even throw a few dollars in the pot, but you won’t find me praying for money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe someday we’ll sit down and chat about substitutionary atonement, but I’ll be buying the coffee because I’m not interested in profiting financially from my faith.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I’m selling! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is very simple: a step-by-step approach to reducing college fees and gaining college credit for less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You won’t be paying me to get your credit and you won’t even be buying very much from me if you happen to be reading this blog and haven’t purchased the book (somewhere on this site </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> !!!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I’m going to do is ask you to join me in gaining College Credit for Less so that slavery to loans isn’t an necessity. You can do that by reducing your college fees up to a maximum of 25% at whatever college you choose. (Well, almost whatever college you choose) It’s a secret not many people know or they don’t see the reward in finding out what in my next post will explain how, <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">over 2500 Colleges in America</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">award credit this way!<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So join me on the journey to gaining an education that won’t cost you payments in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782842163698187981.post-7278277342255377192012-05-29T12:06:00.000-07:002012-06-12T21:07:51.438-07:00College Credit for Less<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>College Credit for Less</u></i></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj6OIp6ReT4MNJvm9byuU9Py8kjMyhklKsnFi6SMK_5XOLyP-pdSEWgc76GFKFAQzjAAwgNqdjPkDRujugAaDtNMAkFX_40APXEGsSXv3qAiivqlXeFVmQ9RrfY0nRXw3YXnY_Hzb5w4/s1600/debtSlave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj6OIp6ReT4MNJvm9byuU9Py8kjMyhklKsnFi6SMK_5XOLyP-pdSEWgc76GFKFAQzjAAwgNqdjPkDRujugAaDtNMAkFX_40APXEGsSXv3qAiivqlXeFVmQ9RrfY0nRXw3YXnY_Hzb5w4/s320/debtSlave.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank You for visiting my Blog. This is a blog describing my journey to gaining college credit for less than it would cost me to pay to go to class. It means at times I'll be doing more study than the average student, but being saddled with debt is a slavery that I don't want or need. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Proverbs 22:7 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"The borrower is slave to the lender, and the rich rule over the poor"</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you may not share my particular faith or worldview, but I'm sure something we do share is the desire to get a good deal. When we set out in life and have visions of living life to the fullest, we don't generally expect that our lifestyle will leave us saddled with debts reaching out into the future. It's true that when we go into debt, we commit the future's earnings to our wants or needs right now.</span></div>Desmond Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983144918458005021noreply@blogger.com1